Category: Basics – Property Investment
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Property staging. What’s that? How do it well.
Briefly, property staging means making sure our property is at its best looking state when prospective buyers / tenants are viewing it. I had this first hand experience when I was selling my condominium in Kelana Jaya many years ago. I did not think it was important to clear all my remaining stuffs in the…
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You viewed, you hated, now discounted.
This topic crops up every time I have coffee session with friends. That question of ‘when will property prices be dropping MORE.’ Let me tell you with a story yeah. Next time anyone ask, at least I can send them the link to this article. 😛 Let’s say last year, we went to view a…
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7 out of 10 will buy a home in 2019? (survey…)
If we ask 10 of our friends without a property to their name if they would like to buy a property this year, I think more than half would say, YES. The next few questions will reveal if they will ACTUALLY buy. Where will you be buying? What’s the type of property you intend to…
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Sellers, market is good for buying. (think about it when you sell)
A good friend told me about his landed terrace 6 months ago. He asked what’s the price. I referred to brickz.my and told him the price. He said, ‘BUT the MARKET price is higher.’ He proceeded to show me listings by other units which are above his asking price. I told him that when it…
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Property thoughts: Better to Rent or Buy?
A good friend in Melaka asked me this question recently. If it is Melaka, should we buy or should we rent? Actually, for Melaka, when we look at the median property price today, it’s BEST to buy. Potential project? Waiting until price becomes higher is not a good option. However, today let’s look at things…
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4 babies is all it takes to have ZERO income tax for life
How many babies would you like to have? When I first got married, my wife and I decided on 3. Today we have 2. My wife said, ‘kedai sudah tutup.’ (factory shutdown) Haha… For an ageing nation like Singapore, they offer cash bonus of S$8,000 (RM24,000) – SG$10,000 (RM30,000) per baby! That’s not all, there’s…
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Property Investment 2019 – What should we focus on?
If you are based in Melaka, hope to see you this Sunday (17th February 2019) . If you have thoughts about Melaka property investment, hope to see you. If you just love Melaka and wants to enjoy a nice CNY event, please drop by yeah. Of course, if you happened to know Charles Tan and…
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The lender, the borrower and the market.
When the property market is getting too hot to handle, the government steps in with cooling measures. Whether it’s Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong or even China, it’s important for governments to be attentive enough not to let the market ‘explode’ due to speculative activities. When the market gets a little too cold, then it’s also…